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Lot 342

Zohar – Livorno, 1851-1852 – Many Glosses

Sefer HaZohar, with linguistic terminology of the Holy Zohar as mentioned in Shas and Midrashim; includes Mikdash Melech commentary [by Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo]. Livorno. [1851-1852].
Incomplete set, four leather-bound volumes. Contains: Part of Sefer Bereshit, part of Sefer Bamidbar, and complete books of Shmot and Devarim.
Dozens of glosses in Oriental handwriting, containing many Chiddushim and allusions using initials and numerical values. Ancient elegant leather bindings, with gilded ornaments and imprint of name of owners: “Chai Di Eliyahu HaCohen” [possibly referring to Rabbi Eliyahu HaCohen, among rabbis of Djerba and Tripoli, who might be the writer of the glosses – see attached material].
Contains part of Sefer Bereshit: 134-251; 15; 17-18 leaves; entire Sefer Shmot: 279, [1] leaves, excluding leaf 126; part of Sefer Bamidbar: 241-259; 8; 8 leaves; entire Sefer Devarim: [1], 260-299; 17, [6] leaves.
26 cm. Good condition. Stains, moth marks.